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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1908)
4e44eOeJ4 Piece Goods and Why Two Excellent Reasons Some people may wonder why we have decided to put in cotton piece goods. We want you to know at least two of our reasons. First. We had to have more room to nccommodnte our growing ready-to-wear goods business, and in order to get this extra room we felt that a well-assorted line of cotton goods and staples would lit in best with the lines we car ried. Second. We felt that we could save you money probably not on eTerylhing in piece goods, but certainly on almost evervthiug. WATCH THIS SPACE FO'K BARGAINS. " A Few of the New Lint J We loviiu yuu lo te-curc-ii-jpitte Uae f (.! milium, 'nil grarlo), 4 Calicoes, Percale, dent ma, Bhfrt iD GolmtrttiS CurUitu 3uixVes, t FiauneleitHi.. Muelins, 13 un tin pi, C-f hrfj. T. '!(". NP- kltis, Liuiutt, UtiuuKa, fcntl vrj well Hoes of whito goedtt and ummer wash fubrica, alto hand kerchieft and drew linen?, luces. , embroideriett. bed spreade, lace curtain b, fatcy crepes, draper ies, eU, elo. Medford's Modern Baker-Hutclrason Company First Boom North of Jackson County Bank tOe)OeOCra0e)Oeae OWE MORE CHANCE ONLY To get a good-sized tract of Good Land Near Hedford Cheap Only $75 per acre. Many are looking for TRACTS to DIVIDE. Trys is by far the best chance at the RIGHT PRICE. Don't wait until some other fellow buys this and then scold your wife because you did not .:::;:::: Seize the Opportunity FOR SALE-BY C. H.Pierce 8 Son, Hedford . . . We Want Your . . . CHICKENS Wortman Try an "Ad." in The Mail. J Colieoe C Cents per Yard bJinooj.u will tell y" the tlrt-t tl.lnj iir Uicdr money. Wfcll, we know how mud wh?r to buy pooii to tbat we wont hv tA rrnih and vet giv i bLe pnspe oi Mniwui fcuo-n ut reasonable prices; 3000 yards of American Drlnlt. in OlflCk. D1VJ, calcotta, frrey, and liffbt pHnU; all yon want, Dtu Dot 5c ovwr 10 yarut oi any pai toio to one customer: yd Sale of Winter Underwear Now Is the time lo bnv the extra gar ment to tide yon through the winter mouths. You coold atfurd to buy thil underwear and keep It until next sea od at there prices. Ladies snd chll drene former 15e garment! lOe " 2(ic " 15c 25j ' -19a ' Sac " 23c 50c " 85e " 75o " 69c " (I 00 " 73s 1 25 " f Uc " 1 50 " I 1 1 75 " 1 39 2 00 " 149 " 2 50 " 1 89 Complete Line of Summer Under wear Now in Stock Ladies Store Gee Wit FOR At toe ealled aUotlon Monday to vote od the proposition of bonding eobool dUtrlot No. 49 foe (40,000 (or too purpose of building n High acbool building onlr 121 out of th fJTA ttr mnra In thai ril.tvlAt ra.nAnil.fi ana out tasir oauute i-u. muv wai probably an average of what tbe entire rote ot the district would bare been bad it been east, as it stood 104 lor tbe bands and 17 against Xba sentiment ot tbe voters was aUo shown m tbe Tote on tbo two propositions as to tbe disposal of tbe bouda. The first ealled for tbe sale of tbe bonds within tbe county, and It lecelTed tour votes, lbs other made tbe bonda ealeanle enywbtre and received 100 votes. Bo tbat it is settled tnat Medford snail have' a 40,0U0 High School building the location of wbicb is to be determined later. The ereotion of this bcllding will pot Aledford where she should be on the educational plane. With a well equipped public school ejstem, tucb as rbla building will Insure, and a Catholio Aoademy, whiob ia already lnauted Medford ean offer education al attractions second to none, if any city of Itat1ze,in the state. Tbe Hraby Minstrels. In presenting the Hraby(pronouoed Ruby) Brothers' Minstrel, the High Bohool Lyoeum Bureau feels that they are bringing to Medford one of tbe best musical novsitles tbat they have ever lannohed. It la a company born, not made, five brothers ranging in age from twelve to twenty-one, youna men of tna verv best habits, talented and with charming peraonal itiea, playing sixteen Instruments. Tbey are tbe sons ot Frank; Hraby, Sr., who Is noted as n olarlnetlst all over the world, having held positiooa in tbe largest olliee of both he-nts-pheree, and belug at present direator of tbe Great Eastern Band. AU thsse boys axe born muslclns, and have studied musio since tbey oould bold an instrument, Home of them bave also beld spendid positions In some of tbe best American - bauds aud or- obeetraa. The company la .made op as follows: Frank: Piano, Clarinet, violin, Basset-horn, Xyophone, appeared with Ltberattl, the Castle Square Opera Company, Innes, the Royal Hungar ian Orobestra and other organize- : tions. ; Ferdinand: Piano and olarlnet, member of the John 1). Rockefeller i Sunday School Orchestra, and direo- tor of tbe Cleveland, . Ohio, Juvenile ' Band. i Aloia: 'Cello, Comet, 'CelUophoue ; (tbe only one in Amerioa), aud Trumpet, member of tbe Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, was oornet ! soloist at the age of fourteen wltb tbe Royal Hungarian Uroheatra. John: Violin, Cornel and Trum pet. i Charles: Cornet and Trumpet, oon ; sidered tbe greatest oornet soloist ot ! bis age. . Tbla musical attraction Introduces ' the greatest novelty ever presented to j tbe Lyoeum platform, giving quin tets, oornet solos and duets, cham bei muslo wltb tbe violin, 'cello and piano. Introducing vocal quartets wltb their Instrumental muslo and an unusual number in duet between oarlnet and oornet. For a novelty, they give desorlptlve numbers, snob aa "The Mechanical Orchestra" and Impersonations of Souea, Creatore and others. This splendid oompany of young musiolans is assisted by Miss Ger- i trade Oanfleld, a new oomer to the Lyoeum patform, a reader of except ional ability and promise. She Is the Slayton find of the present year. Medford Opera House, February 14, 1908. Tioketa now on sale. Chicken Pie Supper. The Ladies' Aid of the Christian oburcli will give another one of their popular and first class obloken pie suppers Friday, February 14, from 5 to 8 p. m., plaoe in the new Karnes' bulldog onJ tbe Weet side, between 7th and 8to on G atreet. There will be many other good things to eat besides cbloken pie as coffee, salads, bread, butter, borne made pies, beans, etc, aU of for 35 cents. This supper will be worth to oenta to any one. Cordial Invitation to all. Come, sure to be plenty of ohioken pie tor all tbla time. Wanted Saw-mill man to out 1,250,000 feet of pine lumber. Can give contract from stump to rail road. Writs for particulars, address "B" in oase of i Mall, Medford, Oregon. 7 -2t-p. ! -For sale An escelient quality of or lex in any quanvry. u. n. rrn dy. Medtord. Orngro, tr Read carefully the new real estate list of C. H. Plane ft Son, in tbla issue. MEET THE In spite of tbe weather man, wbo bad ooojured up a fake snow storm Instead of the bine skies and balmy sunshine Orator Uolvlg Intended to tell those Washington people about, a goodly share of Medford't most wide awake people assembled Sunday at tsrnoon to meet the" exourslon from Spokane, Walla Walla and other east ern Washington points when they arrived at 3 o'olook. And again, in aplte of tbe weather man and tbe absenoe of the auto parade, we are oertaln tbat tba ex ourslonlsts enjoyed themselves while In Medford, at least tbey acted that way. Mi. Colvlg more than justified bis reputation aa an Improptn orator either on a stump or a ralllrosloag gage truck for as be said the weather ' had compelled hiinto out out that part about the "blue. Ital ian akira aud smiling fields of green," and confine himself to faota but in spite of tbat handicap -he dealt ont statistics, and literature aod applva and more statlstloa and remlnlBceoeoee until the Callifornia orators will bave to go some if the y beat the Oregonlen-Miaeourlen. The Intended auto trip to Ashland had to be foregone, of course, b ut nevertheless there were lot of in dustrious bcoatitre in theorowa and their efforts were not n vain. John Hall Convicted. "Uullty as charged In the Indict ment" wae the verdiat returned Saturday morning in tbs Federal oonrt against Juhn H. Hill, ex-United States Attorney tor Oregon. Sen tence waa not pronounced and the defense waa given until April to file a motion for a new trial. Tbe de fendant waa also sranted until May 1 to submit a bill of exceptions. Chronologically, tbe significant facta aro noted : Tbe oase was begun on tbe 13tb of the month, went to tbe Jury on Friday and a verdict waa rendered on tbe 23d day of tbe trial of tbe oase, j . Both the prosecution, and the de fense were piepared for the verdict, feeling that the speedy decision by tbe jury ' indioated oonviotlon. knowing tbat a verdiat bad been reached, tbe oourt room waa orowded when Jud e Hunt took the bench at 10 o'olook, . The formality of reoelv log the verdict, which waa read by Deputy Clerk Mareb, oeonpled only a few minutes, when the jury was excused from further attendance. The jurora conducted their deliber ations wltb the strictest privacy, and even after they red been dis missed by tbe court declined to dis cuss tbe proceedings in tbe Jjnry- room. It waa learned that a number of ballots were taken, the flret vote being 11 to 1 for onvlctlon. Ell Ramer, of Lion county, la reported to bave been the only dissenting member, and be joined tne majority within three hours after the jury re tired. ' M. 8. Barnes, ot Washington county, was obosen foreman by bis associates. . Land Cases la April. All pending Oregon land-fraud oases, nombeiing 22, will be taken np at tbe April term of the United Statea Court, which will be oonvened on Monday, Apt 11 13. Snob an or der was made yesterday by Judge Wolverton at tbe request of rauoia J. Henay, wbo - left for San Francisco where, beginning tomor row, he will assist Oistrlet Attorney Langdon in the proseoutton of Abe Ruet The first case to be tried an April will be on the Indiotment oharglng Horace G. MuKlnley with the forgery of - settlers names to fraudulent bomeatead entries. Mo- Klnley was recently apprehended In Manchuria, and le being returned to Portland for trial, having left the United States while uudcr bonds awaiting trial. The plane of tbe GovVument oon temolatee tbat Tracy C. Bicker, spec ial assistant to tbe United btates At torney General, shall conduct the MoKlnley oase and try the minor In- dlotmenta, wh!le Mr, Hcney may re turn towards tbe close ot tbe term to try Bioger Hermann In tbe Bine Mounta'n conspiracy case, and also direct the Uovenmeot's rue In tbe trial of J. N. Williamson, hi Jon- gressman," who was recently granted a new trial by the .United States Su preme Court PorUand Oresonlan, Feb. 9. School Re-Opens Tbe Eagle Pulnt school, w!l, h was tempcratlly closed, has been ie-open-ed with Miss Anna Jelfreva aa piln olpal and Miss Llllie Ulrlrb as assist ant Medford now Dae tne most op to, date abstract ayati n in this county See Jackson County Abetraot Co. Palm-Neldermew I idlng. S-tf 0. NJ. CO. Tbe visit of Brigadier General- W. E. Flozer, O. N. O , to Medford on Tuesday, tor tbe purpose of looking over tbe gronnd as regerdng tbe es tablishment of a company of tbe Ore gon National Guards at tbla point, resulted In tbe almost positive assur ance of the) mustering In o the oom pany within tbe next few weeks. Tbs main difficulty has been hereto fore tbe finding cf suitable quarters for an armory,, but wltb the propos ed erection of tbe Page Opera bouse building the company baa every as surance of being able to eecure tbe present opera bouw, whlob will answer the purpose tor some yeara at leant. It a lease on tbla cannot be aeoured we are Informed that C. W. Palm stands ready to erect a suit- ablle building for the purpose and to leaae It to tbe oompany. Medford bas won out In tbe com petition fur the establishment of a oompany of tbe O. N. U. over sev eral other Oregon oitles and If any thing la needed to keep tbe good cause moving tbe citizens of Med ford thooldjupoly It. Tbe National Guard Is a whole lot different from the old-time "militia." Tbey are equipped with modern arms and all tbe aooonterments of tbe regular soldier, moreover, la tbe field, tbey ate under tbe same discipline and subjiot to the same rules and penal ties as are tbe Midlers of tbe tegu lar army. Bssldaa tbe training re ceived In regular drills li a great benefit to the youth. He learns habits ot promptness and obedlenoe, to respect not only bis superior office, but himself. He gets a train in? that In after yeara may become useful to bim, and It la oertaln be will never regret the hours he epent learning to "right by fours" without scattering over the landscape, or to oome to a "rest" wthout atamping on his pet corn with the butt of bis gun. The company will be known aa Co. U, 1th regiment. Stale C- E. Convention Plana for the eighteenth state con vention of toe Oregon Christian En deavor union, U be beld in Eugene. February a0 to 23 Inolualve, are well under way. The state president, Rev, U, T. Hurd, ot Corvallla, an nounces tbat atrnng eat of speakers is being secured for the oonventton. Tbe list includes Rev. U R. Dyott, psstor ot the First Congregational church ut Portland, Rev. W. H. Foulka, paator ot the First Presby terian ohnrob of Portland, President P. L. Campbell ot tbe University of Oregon. President Kerr of the Ore gon Agricultural eollege. Revs. J. J. Evane, D. A. Tbompaon, A. A. Win ter, and others. Tbe program Is not yet complete, bnt It indudee' eonferenoes for tbe delegates, and open meetings for tbs people of Eugene, also three sim ultaneous meetings for Sunday after noon, tbe last day ot tbe oonventon one eaoh for men, women, and ohlldren. Tbe railroad baa granted tbe usual one and ons-th ltd fare to all dele gates Eugene Endeavorers have organiz ed tbe neoessary oommitteea, and will provide entertainment for aU aooredited delegates, li. A. Senllen ia obalrmaa of the entertainment committee, and all names of dele gates should be sent to bim. ' There are between SO and 300 of tne Christian Endeavor aooletiea In the state, and aa attendance ot fully 200 delegates is expected. Musical Slndlo Opening Mrs. E. E. Gore announoes the opening of ber new studios, oorner of C snd Ninth streets, Monday, February 17, 1908. After oompletlog toe four yeara regular couise In Piano, Voloe, Harmony and Theory nt Gates College Ccurorvatory of music, Mrs. Uoie took a poet graduate oourEe of one year, carrying oo work In tue pipe orgao department, under Protorsor E, B. (leer, of Oberliu College, and studying voles under Miss Carrie Dean, a pupil of Lulgl Vannuoolnl, of Milan, Italy. Mrs. Gore brings to bear upon ber work, yeare of successful experience with pupils of sll grades of advance aient and through a wide eourse of study, reading and association with musicians s in tcnob with progres sive ntfthods ana tbe moat up-to-date tenoning -n.terlaL Among tbe ooaat teachers with whom she has been prlvll!ged to etudy are, Prof. Skinner, recently of Portland, now of Los Angelee, Madame V i ideyerlnk, of Sen Fran, olsco, and durlog a brief stay in Portland, dally lu.-uoi. with Mrs. Walter, Reed rsoognl xl ,. . : authority on tbe voloe. I v -ck sheep for ealn -M II, r. . .. oolette. Address or 'phone, li, J. Cameron. Jacksonville. Oregon. FIND A "PIRATES' RETREAT." In onttlng Into tne bask wall of tbe oil wooden balling at tbe ourner of 8th and 1) streets Friday last la order to gain entrance Into the garret ot tbe building for the purpose of putting In sieotrlo lights Emery Pnrdln disoovsrsd an aaslent res- divous of youthful "pirates." Ia tbs rest end of the building waa a "den" fully fitted np for the use of smbyro terrors ot tbe seas or of the high ways, lined and carpeted ;wlth blankets and cloth, aa that no light could be aeen from without and no sound oould escape. The youogeters who built this den were perfectly safe from deletion, so sste Indsad were they that no one except themeelvee ever bad an Inkling of such a resort until it was nnoovered by tbe saw of the eleotiic line man. In the days wben Medford waan't fretting about paved streets or olty water, wben one oould wade aoroee Bear oreek, or awlm, according to the atage of the water, when we didn't jump at the "honk-honk" of aa auto, and were not oompelled to stand on one foot In cold mud and swear wltb the other, wbiie a South ern Peolflo "fast" freight made np ita mind to gat off the crossing, there was evidently a desperate gang of embryo bandits, wbo fortunately for toe community and themselves never got beyond tbe embryo stage. Tbe den afore mentioned was furnished with s table made ot a peaking box, stools made ot entailer boxes, there were a few woro and mouldering oards lying on tbe table, a few poker obipe and other evidences of tbe ferocious oheraoter of the former oo oupants of the retreat Among the parapbenalla found were two strong boxes f aataneed wltb : tbe regulation strong hasp and padlock, auob aa no pirate band oould be withou.t Evidently each member had a looker, and bla oontldenoe in nla oompanlons was not strong, In tbe farther end of the attlo waa tbe entrance, Jand 'Jt puzzsled the tinders of the den for awhile to dis cover how the former, oooupants bad gained nntry to tbs attlo, but finally one of the Marchers pulled a string that dangled from tbe toot aod" a Ingenious; contrived .trap door diopped, disclosing an opening In tbe roof ot tbe building to well-fitted tbat no coihplslnt had ever been made of "leakage In tbe coveting cf the building. The.trap door la abou 12x14 Incbee in size, which In itself explains the deeperate and dangerous aharaoter,of.the former oooopanta ot the den. Thetrlng led through a hole In the wall and oould be palled from tbe outside audits location "was evidently known only to tbe lnitfaL ed. The room had evidently not been occupied for years probacy not ainoe its buildero grew to auob a alze tnat tbey couldn't get through that 12x14 nolo, but tnose of na wno bave been boya tbemeelres can Imagine tbe thrills those kids bad as tbey crept up on tbat roof in the night and pul led the string that admitted them to the secret den ot the "Black Pirates of the Spanish Main" or whatever name tbe "gang" went by. . Tbe building la one of tbe oldsat In town and waa at tbe time tbla den was probably bnilt waa oooupled as a store by Smith i Cranflld, and some ot the furnishings bad evidently been oooHeoated from this store. Stockmen's Association. The annual meeting of tbe Jackson County (Stockmen's Aasoolatlon waa held In Aahland , Saturday afternoon and tbe following officers were elect ed: David Horn, president 1 A. Pell, vloe-pieeident, L. L. Damon, secretary and treasurer. S. C. Bertrum, superintendent of tbe Cascade Forest reserve waa prea ent and addreseed tbe meeting oa the subject of government allotment uf grn.lng lands, and resolutions weru passed. It was reeolved "That we ask the ntiiclal to extend the usere and regular t patrona of the reserve as l'1-erel an allotment of range and number of cattle In 1908 ae possible, and If reduolion and re etrlXlon la necessary to make It gradual and the reduotlon propor tional to avoid any radical ohangee that would tend to financially Injure auy atockman or the stock Industry, be it fuitber "Resolved, ty this association, that we aak the reserve service that ten ants who rent tbe stock ranoboa I of persona who are entitled to tne graz ing privilege be granted tbe earns privilege as the actual owner, as ;tbe prif-'-il vain of the majority of ntck lancbe I 'hi outside range connected will s rii-cb. There fore, wo aak U .t, J. and careful eon elderatlon be given the various stock raochee la or near the forest reserve Iwnen tie general allotments are luede." ' le shove mentioned resolutions v-. i ananlmously adapted. THE MEDFORD L E The Peotflo Coal Company who are operating tbe Medford Ooal mine ; bave beta doing a wholellot ot work, lng la'ely and not eayiag moon about It Biaoe tbey took bold of tbe pro- ' pert; la September last a consider able force ot men baa been'oonstaotly employed and .new meoblnsry has been aad la still being added to the plant from time to time, The oompany controls some 7,000 seres nf uoal lands la tbe J season county ooal belt and tba big core drill which was Installed sersial mooths-ago all! be kept ooaataotly at work during tbe summer season sink ing prospect boles on these Isnds. At the Medford ooal mine there is 2500 feet ot work, all ot It In ooal, ' and R- hi. Doan, general manager ot the oompany,. assures as that there are now at leaat 50,000 tons of good. merchantable ooal ready to be tak en oat and placed oa tbe market and the work now being done I od lea tea tbat tbe supply Is praotloallv ex haustible. Tbey are now 200 feet under pressure and are working In a good vein of ooal, aearly clean aad getting better all tbe time, tbat la about tea feet la width. ' Tbe floor and root ot the vela Is smooth aad solid slate aad the top ot the vela gives every promise of permanency. The company it bow negotiating for a right of way for a railroad from, the mines to the line of ths.Soutbern Pacific, which connection will be made within a short dlstanoa of tbe ' Medford depot. Tbe oompany ex. . psots to build aad operate Its own road aad by tbs time tba road Is . completed within - tbe next ' few - months If plana go right the mine , will bo In auob ehapt tbat aa average prod not ot at leaat 200 toae per day oan be turned out Tbe ooal now being mined la of a good quality and toe re will be no -question ot a market for tbe prod not of the mine. Indeed PorUand partita are now offering to contract for tbe entire out put of the mine and there ia an equally insistent demand from , San Franoisoo. No better point tor tbe location of a ooal mine oould . " have been' made than tbla. Almost ; tqul-dlstant from tbe metronnlla of the north and the sonth. It oan sbp ' its prodnot either wsy with equal fa- aa the altuatlon might require and beeidee there is an imjienss and growing demand between' theee points. , Th nnmerona veins ot ooal for . there are more than one lie in auob a manner tbat they may be easily and economically mined, ao that tbe produot ean be placed on the market at a prloe, we uelleve, tbat will solve . tbe fuel question ot this and oontlg- . none oommunltles, There Is now installed at tbe mine a 30-borae powet hoist ana a steam pumping outfit together with all tbe appurtaoenoas thereof. Many Med ford people do not realize the magni tude ot the work being carried on right at their door it might be eald nor tht advantages to be gained from the tuocees of this enterprise. However, It will uot be long until tbey will bsve a praotioal demonstra tion. , The railroad will bs oonsrooted wltb the view of handling tbe traffic, however ' large It may become. . It will be standsrd gauge and equipped to handle shipments without reload ingthat Is, the oara will be loaded and weighed at tbe mine and sent to tbelr destination without tranship ment of any kind. " j Splendid Revivals la Prorrest At tba Methodist Episcopal ohnrob on B atreet tbe meetlnga began laac Sabbath under tbe leadership of Kev. C. M, VanMerter, of Iowa, and Prof. Gray, of Chicago, Evangallac Van Marten dooe not prvach tame ser mona,platitudes to .take ap the time, Every sermon Is a stirring appeal, cnarnoterlzod by earneetneae of dt- livery and replete with striking Illus trations. Some preachers give you truth In a nut shell, but Van Marter jgivea you troth in a bombshell. Sel dom do you see a revival develop ae tepidly as this one. Souls bave al ready been bleeaed and brought back t- the fold. Another a'tmctive fea ture of the meetlopr I'. . , beautiful ainging of Prof U,r .'. Chicago. While Rev. Vao .V ..t preaohea souls Into the king',. , s.ot Gray ting them Into the kingdom. He Is assisted by a chorus of twenty or thirty voioes, Mrs. Gray, tbs ss teeroaole wile of the professor Is llke wle tendering efficient ser v loe. Pigeoning every nigtt this week and ell next Every body In vited. Pilots For Salt. I bave a limited amount of Mam moth Blackberry and Loganberry p vt f"r ,sle at 12.50 per hundred. II. O. Muary, on Jaektonvllllu aad Cential Point road.; Phcne 886. -2t jfiV. i
